The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-11


~ ne Senate, % ne ssth. NJ Ingalls, -
lion against any negotiations on Canadian n1h'
ING TROUBLES pending the negotiation o. : neu
treaty with Great Britain. uas debated q
length and finally rc,crrcd % mo finance con
nlltce- The Edmunds pleuro-pncumonia sui.
stituee. sppropriating o1.oo.o0 % b. distribut
- among The states n tho discretion Or th<
President fnr ne snpprossion q contagious
night session Ne Pacinc Railroad resolu
LII As HOUSE sSs amend
mcnts 70 the General Retaliation bin we're ~
sisted on and new coufcrcos were appointed
Ihe senate amendments 70 The bill creating Z
dsportncnt o. Agriculture uero concuTed a
End ~ bill passed TIE Naval Appropriations
1ouFnment when NJ. Herbert moved 20 "a
lournnenG which Vas carried. thns cutting 81
NE usual Friday night sess,on-
n the Senate. On the NH. NJ. Allison. CHAIR
man % The appropriations COMMITTEES. reported
ne condition Of appropriation bills - very
backward and unfavorsble- NJ. Ingalls, took
the oath q President pro. tcm-. and took the
chair. TIE credentials Of Messrs. Reagan,
y and Bats were presented The debate
On The Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill Va productive Of some very uncompliment-
~ crtticIsms Of The United States foreign
service ----.-In Ne House the Senate amend
ncnts 70 the River and Harbor bin were non
concurrcd IN IND . conference asked for. Tho
Naval Appropriation bill was amended and
paused nlibustering tactics we're resorted 70
on the Republican side on the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill. and about mid
night they succeeded in forcing IN adjournment
without any Legislative progress being made
m NE Senate. on the 18th. . message was -
celved from the President declining 20 furnish
correspondence. etc. connected with the seix-
ure and sale Of the schooner Rebecca and the
resignation Of the late Minister Jackson %
MEXICO Mcssrs. Edmunds and Allison cr1tt-
cised severely the delays Of The House with
b-usiness. which now sppesrs 70 make
Labor Appropriation bill was passed
The House bill 70 prevent en-
ployment Of convict labor on public buildings
or public works was passed The vote Of the
s5th, passing Edmunds' Pleuro-Pneumonia bill
uas reconstdercd. and The original bill vas
amended and passcd-.-.-.In the House the
Legislative Appropriation bill was considered,
and the Republican members laid al the blame
Of the backward condition Of business on
the Democratic majority. A futile effort uas
made % consider The amended Joint resolution
70 Investigate Pacific railroads The LeGis-
lative Appropriation bill Vas considered, and .
..six months supply substitute ruled out Of
order. The night session was devoted 70 con-
sideration Of the Legislative Appropriation
bill.
N the Senate. on ~ lsk m. Edmunds Per
sisted IN his determination 70 have things run
on regular and orderly principles" and in
sisted On having measures and proceedings
read, which consumed mucn time. An explana-
ton was made By Mr.. Hoar - % the 81 stus Of
the credentials Of Mr.. Turpic, Senator
elect from Indiana Most Of the night
session vas devoted % eulogies 70
dead Congressman .----In the House b
River and Harbor. Legislative, Executive and
Judicial and Indian Appropriation bills, - .
agreed upon In conference wers passed. AT
night . number Of bridge bills were passed.
among the structures provided for being one
ACROSS the Missouri q Kansas City and one ~
Omaha and one scross the Mississippi -
Keokuk-
m me Senate. On me "a. the Secretary Of
Wa furnished the documents connected with
The surrender Of Geronimo After considering
minor matters the Senate debated the Naval
Appropriation bill until : p. M. when recess
Vas taken until 9 p. N. Al the night session
the Naval Appropriation bill was passed. The
bill for . Lincoln-Grant memorial bridge across
the Potomac was passed In the House the
conference report on the Fisheries Rctaliatory
bil-the House making concessions 70 the
Senafe-was adopted and the bill
passed The same course was pursued with
the Pacific Railroad Investigation resolution
and the same passed Disagreement tn the
Senate amendments 70 the PostOnfce Appro-
priation bill was carried The bill passed. -
amended BY the Senate. allowing Albert H.
Emmery e1oooo for construction or an iron
and steel testing machine. AZ the night ses-
sion the conference report on the Agricult-
ural Appropriation bill was concurred in and
the bill passed